Center of population

ID: 3036
This file appears in: Center of Population of U.S. in 1880

The exact center of the population of the United States in 1880 was located within a few hundred yards of this plaque. Courtesy of the Boone County Public Library

This file appears in: Center of Population of U.S. in 1880

By Robin Edwards
Historical Marker #1640 in Erlanger identifies the exact center of the population of the United States in 1880. The location was north latitude 39o, 4', 8" and west longitude 84o, 39', 40", which was…